Rohit hundred flattens England as India clinch ODI series

India claimed an unassailable 2-0 lead against England after captain Rohit Sharma's rapid hundred secured their four-wicket victory in the second one-day international in Cuttack on Sunday.
9 February 2025

‘Team game is most important’

Bangladesh national team are gearing up for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy with a pre-tournament training camp being held at the National Cricket Academy in Mirpur under head coach Phil Simmons.
9 February 2025

BPL champions’ chaotic reception in Barishal

Team owner Mizanur Rahman, who was present with his family, was overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and said, “We dedicate this victory to the martyrs of July. This victory is not just ours; it’s the victory of the people of Barishal.”
9 February 2025

Duckett, Root help Engand to 304 in second India ODI

England opted to bat first at Cuttack in a match where star India batsman Virat Kohli returned to the team after he missed the opener won by the hosts.
9 February 2025

'Emotional' Karunaratne eyes coaching career after Test farewell

Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne said Sunday it had been "a very emotional day" after his 100th and final Test ended with a defeat to Australia.
9 February 2025

South Africa call up all-rounder Bosch for Champions Trophy

Bosch, 30, made his national team debut this season and played his only One-Day International in a 36-run defeat to Pakistan in Johannesburg in December.
9 February 2025

Australia win second Test and series against Sri Lanka

Australia won the second Test against Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Galle on Sunday to sweep the series 2-0.
9 February 2025

Real task is to beat India: Pakistan PM's message to Rizwan and Co

The rivalry between Pakistan and India in cricket is well-documented, with India generally having the upper hand in ICC tournaments since the 1990s. The last time Pakistan triumphed over India in an ICC event was in 2021 during the T20 World Cup, when they won in Dubai.
9 February 2025

Ravindra suffers sickening head injury in Pakistan ODI

Blood poured from the head of a dazed Ravindra while the crowd looked on with concern.
9 February 2025

‘Always believed I can do well in T20s’

Mahidul Islam Ankon was the surprise package of the just-concluded Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The wicketkeeper-batter, who is better known for his steadfast run-making, plundered 316 runs in 12 innings for Khulna Tigers as a finisher with an astonishing strike-rate of 174.58 – the highest among all batters with at least 300 runs in BPL 11.
9 February 2025

Thin turnout marks Tigers’ first Champions Trophy training

The camp will continue until February 12 before they leave for the UAE on February 14 to participate in the marquee event, scheduled to start on February 19.
9 February 2025

Phillips and Santner lead New Zealand to 78-run win over Pakistan

Glenn Phillips cracked a maiden century and Mitchell Santner grabbed three wickets to help New Zealand overpower Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening match of a tri-nations series in Lahore on Saturday.
8 February 2025

Balbirnie, Tucker half-tons boost Ireland in Zimbabwe

Captain Andy Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker scored half-centuries as Ireland posted 298 in their second innings to take control of a one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday.
8 February 2025

Australia on brink of Sri Lanka Test series sweep

With Sri Lanka leading by only 54 runs, Steve Smith's side will be eager to mop up the tail early Sunday and seal a 2-0 sweep.
8 February 2025

BCB to assume control of drafted foreign player payments in BPL 

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) informed that the board would be assuming “responsibility for the contract and match fees of all international players signed from the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) draft”, however, it made no such commitment for the directly signed overseas cricketers.
8 February 2025

Hurting Talha ‘living the dream’ of forging fast bowlers

A dramatic last-ball boundary shattered Khulna Tigers' Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign to a heartbreaking end on Thursday. Yet, head coach Talha Jubair deserves credit for guiding a team lacking star power to the penultimate hurdle, marking another chapter in the former national pacer's coaching journey. The 39-year-old spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about why he prefers being a bowling coach, the evolution of Bangladesh’s pace bowling and more. Here are the excerpts from the interview:
8 February 2025

BPL 11: A tournament of chaos, drama, and then cricket

As the dust settles on what has been a train wreck of a season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the time for retrospection has begun.
8 February 2025

It was never meant to end like this, says Tamim Iqbal

Fortune Barishal captain Tamim Iqbal was given a grand reception by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) right after the final of the 11th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which his side won by three wickets against Chittagong Kings in Mirpur on Friday.
7 February 2025

Barishal retain BPL title with record run chase against Chittagong

Tamim Iqbal and Kyle Mayers shone with the bat as defending champions Fortune Barishal executed a record run-chase to beat Chittagong Kings by three wickets in a thrilling finish to the Bangladesh Premier League final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. 
7 February 2025

Durbar Rajshahi miss another payment deadline

Bangladesh Premier League franchise Durbar Rajshahi have missed another payment deadline yesterday. 
7 February 2025